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Thursday, February 1, 2018

Poetry Friday Sunshine

Groundhog Day (Will Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow?, Welcome February, the month that seems like the beginning path to spring and the month of hearts and rhymes, another kind of poetry month. Donna Smith from Mainely Write hosts today! WAY BACK in January, I was reminded of the
song by John Denver, Sunshine On My Shoulders. You can see him singing it here. Why? Because I participated in
the postcard swap organized by Jone MacCulloch. Instead of the usual junk mail
that lands in the recycle bin, several times a month brought sunshine from a
swapper in the guise of a postcard with a beautiful picture and poem.

I'm happy to share all that shine with you today, and thank each one for sending me some, too.

Jone sent a part of her ocean.

first morning

grains of sand holding

our stories

~jone rush macculloch

Sally sent a pen and a wish.

A new yearIs an unopened giftA Letter in the mailA crisp new notebookA story yet to be written. - Sally Murphy -

Tabatha Yeatts shared part of a poem by Charles Swain. "Take The World As It Is". The poem in entirety can be found here. And the front has words by Henry James: "The right time is any time that one is still as lucky as to have. . . an arrow leads to the other side!

Mary Lee sent a wonderful kind of sun:sunflowerface turned toward the easthopeful

first walk. . .

following the dog into

the new year

Diane Mayr

Diane sent me off into the new year!

Linda Mitchell sent two cards with different views of maps written into the poems.

A Map
According to Wikipedia

A map is a
symbolic depiction

emphasizing
relationships

between
elements of some space,

such as
objects, regions, or themes.

Many maps
are static,

fixed to
paper or

some other
durable medium,

while others
are dynamic or interactive.

-Wikipedia

A Map
According to A Poet

A map is a
handheld journey--

beatific links
between

star points
of some galaxy

of thought,
word or action.

Many poems
are printed on

paper, or
tapped

across
screens

while others
are heart held

by kiss,
glance or

carrier
pigeon,

the shortest
distance

between
hearts.

January was a sun-filled celebration. Here's a sunny bouquet to begin our February!

These are wonderful! It's been so much fun to see the postcards and poems popping up on everyone's blogs today. Mary Lee's sunflower and Christie's matsu leaves jumped out at me (maybe because it's been so gray here in Maryland!)

The sharing of your postcards makes me wish I had participated. And I love these words from your post: "Welcome February, the month that seems like the beginning path to spring..." And those sunflowers - perfection in yellow!